Mail-chute.



G. P. BURRIS.

MAIL CHUTE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 2, 1909.

930,936. Patented Aug. 1o, 1909.

GEORGE r. Burials, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

PATENT OFFICE.

HAIL-CHUTE To all whom 'it 'may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. BUmus, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of the city of Seattle, in the county of Kingand State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful .Imrovements in Mail-Chutes, of which the ollowing is a specification.

Myinvention relates to improvements in devices of the above type,having'more particular reference to a private mail delivery apparatus,rand the primary object thereof is to provide a construction which, whilebeing comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, is eflicientin operation and occu ies but small space.

ith the above and other objects in view,

to be referred to as my description progresses, my invention resides inthe features of construction, arrangements and combinations of artshereinafter described and succinctly defined in my annexed claims.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, in which like numerals ofreference indicate like parts throughout: Figure 1 is a view inperspective of lmy invention, with the several parts arrangedfor'reception of the mail, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional]pos1t1on.

In carrying out my invention, provide a chute 1, which is sup orted topermit of the' mail traveling theret rough by gravity to a suitablereceiver 2, which latter is preferably hinged, as at 3, for verticalswinging.v

As now employed, chute 1 is particularly designed for arrangement in awall, as 4, of a house, the lsame being arranged in an inclin'edposition, as lshown, and preferabl provided with suitable face plates 5whic abut and are secured, as' by screws or the like, tothe oppositefaces of wall/1. The receiving end or mouth of chute 1, is provided witha closure 6, preferably hinged, as at 7.

In connection with the receiver 2, I provide suitable means, controlledby closure 6, for effecting opening thereof,l the same, as

now considered, comprising a slidably supported rod 7 a, having itsupper end portion projecting through the adjacent or'outery face plate5, and lying in the path of a fixed strike lug 8 of closure 6, and itslower end portion formed into a catch 9, which projects through anopening 10 of the lower or inner face plate 5 and is engaged in a seat11 of receiver 2 (see Fig. 2). Seat 11 is formed by suitably cutting outthe inner or upper Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application 1ed`February 2, 1909. Serial No. 475,702. l

face of receiver 2, to provide a shoulder back of which catch 9 canengage, and the outer fac'c of this shoulder is preferably inclined, asshown, to facilitate the proper seating of the catch.

In operation, assuming the parts are arranged in their normal positions,as shown in Fig. 2, to deposit mail in chute 1, closure 6 is swungupwardly, causing strike lug 8 to engage rod 7 and slide the sameinwardly, during which movement said rod forces receiver 2 away from theadjacent plate 5 so that it can swing by gravity to the position shownin Fig. 1. To effect disengagement of catch 9 from receiver 2duringlthis operation, I have provided. rod 7a with a curved cam part 7which, sliding over the lower wall of the opening 10, .lifts catch 9slightly, as receiver 2 is moved.

Suitable members, as 12, limit'downward movement of receiver 2, and holdthe same in a substantially horizontal position for reception of themail, discharging from chute 1.

When closure 6 is allowed to swing to its closed position, a spring 13,which encircles rod 7a and bears lagainst a collar 14 thereof andagainst a'lug 15 of chute 1, returns rod 7 a to its normal position.

Receiver 2, afterthe mail has been removed therefrom, is swung upwardlyand vengaged with catch 9, in which position, it is not only out of the`way, but forms a closure for the discharge end of the chute.

In the present embodiment of my invention, chute 1 is formed oftelescoping sections, which can be adjusted to vary the spicing of faceplates 5,`as required by the t ckness of the wall in which/the chute isl i arranged. j y

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by `Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a chute, a receiversupported for movement toward and from one end of said chute, a closurefor said chute, and means operated by said closure for operating saidreceiver to effect movement thereof to a position wherein it willreceive and support mail discharged from said chute.

2. A device of the character described comprising a chute, a receiversup orted for movement from one end of said c uteto a horizontalposition below the same, means for securing said receiver againstmovement, a closure for said chute, and means operated byand duringmovemint of said closure for operating said rst means to release saidreceiver.

3. In a device of the character described, in combination with a wall,an inclined chute extending through said wall, a closure for the up )erend of said chute, and a receiver con.

5. A device of thel character described or movement from a .covers thedischarge en comprising a chute, a closure therefor suported formovement, a receiver supported position wherein it of said chute to areceiving position beneath said-chute, and means operated by movement ofsaid closure for moving said receiver.

6. A device of the character described comprising a chute, a receiverarranged for vertical swinging at the discharge end of said chute, andmeans for securing said receiver against swinging including a rod havingone end formed into a catch, saidrod being slidably su ported and formedwith a cam portion a acent said catch, for the purpose specifie Signedat Seattle, Washington, this 22d day of January. 1909.

GEORGE P. BURRIS.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. PEARM'AN, NANCY J.' PEARMAN.

